Merchandise dispenser



Aug. 17,1926. 1,596,620

v F. B. C. NEWMAN MERCHANDISE DISPENSER Filed Ma ch s, 1923 2 sneetssne'ez 1 o L a D 16 I 9 9 I, m L f .z1 J5 M 11 1 21 11 22 16 -10 8 37 asA H- W 2 I W ATTORNEY Aug. 17 ,1926. 1,596,620

F. B. C. NEWMAN MERCHANDI SE DI SPENSER Filed March 5, 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR ATTORNEY p a plurality.

Patented A UNITED STATES PATENT My invention is an v OFFICE.

FRANKLIN n. c. NEWMAN, or oaxnenn, csmnoama. mnncnennrsn nrsrnnsna.

Application filed March 5, 1923. Serial No. 622,822.

improved dispensing box, particularly useful to dispense perishablegoods.

The object a box in which a ticles may be of my invention is to providenumber of difierent arplaced and which may be individually dispensed, asdesired.

Another ob yide a box which is ject of my invention is to prosimple inconstruction,

lnexpensive to manufacture and eflicient in operation.

In the drawing in which my invention 'is illustrated Figural is a frontview of my box with the front wall broken away to show the interlor. onthe brackets 16. The vertical shaft 22 is Fi ure 2 is a transversesectional view of journaled in a bracket 23, which is mounted in(fispenser. on the floor of the box 1. worm gear igure 3 is a sectionalview taken on the 24 is secured to the shaft 22 and meshes with line 3-3of Figure 2. the gear 21. A drive gear 25 is secured to Referring moreparticularly to the drawthe bottom of the shaft 22 and is adapted toing, the numeral 1 indicates a box, which be rotated by a rack 26meshing therewith. has glass paneled doors 2 and 3 in the front The rack26 is held in enga ement with the thereof, and doors 4 and 5 in the topand gear 25 by an idler 27 whic is mounted on back thereof.

A shelf 6 extends across the back of the box 1 to receive the ice forcooling the box.

ner edge of the shelf box 1, thus forming A plurality veyors 9 arepositioned across the with partitio veyors. The

of lower sprockets 11- which are secure to ofshafts 12 in alignment withther as shown'in Fig. 1, and' a pair of ea 0 upier sprockets 13 aft 14.ournaled in which are secured on The shafts 12 and 14 are each the box 1and partitions 10, or

if more than two conveyors are used,, the

inner shafts 12 partitions 10,

and 14 are journaled in the the shaft-s 12 being positioned at thebottom of the box and the shafts If at the top. Chains 15 encircle thesprockets 11 and 13, to

pensed.

While I intend to use a carry the articles to be displurality of units,

a description of one unit is sufficient, for all of the units would beof the same construction.

Supporting brackets 16 are pivoted to each of the chains 15; eachbracket is formed with a foot 17 to hold the b on the forward reach ofthe chain.

which bears against the chain racket in a horizontal position The methodof operation of my dispenser is to rotate the sp rockets 11 and 13 asufficient front of the box 1 one way clutch which amount to cause thebrackets 16 to incline forwardly and eject the article, (as shown inFigure 2). A tray 18 is secured to the front wall of the box 1 andextends into the box at the point where the articles are ejected by thebrackets 16. The article thus falls upon the tray and is'carried out ofthe box into a convement position to be grasped by the customer. A door19 is hinged to the and covers an opening 20through which the articlesare ejected, to prevent the entrance of warm air into the box.

A gear 21 is secured to the shafts 12 to rotate said shafts and dispensethe articles an arm 28 from the bracket 23. A rod 28 formed with ahandle 29 on the outer end thereof is secured to the rack 26 and isjournaled inthe front wall of the box 1. A spring 30 surrounds the rod28 and is positioned between the front wall of the box 1 and a shoulder31 on the rod. The rack 26 is thus normally urged towards the rear ofthe box 1.

The shaft 22 must rotate in only one direction. This action isaccomplished by a comprises a yieldable ratchet member 36 keyed to theshaft 22 and held in engagement with the upper member by a weak spring37 Thus, as the rack 26 returnsrto its rear position the member 36 willslip and the gears 24 and 21 will not be rotated.

The method of operation is as follows:

The handle 29 is pulled outwardly. This moves the rack'26 which actuatesthe gear 25 and rotates the shaft22. The gear 24 on the shaft 22 rotatesthe gear '21 and shaft 12, and sprockets 11. This moves the chain 15downwardly and tips the lower bracket 16 at an acute angle causing thearticle on said bracket to slide on to the tray 18 and out through thedoor 19.

Having described my invention, I claim: A dispensing device comprising aclosed container, an endless belt conveyor within said container, a trayextending through the front wall of the container adapted to a worm gearrotatably mounted on said shaft receive parcels from said conveyor, adoor and having a ratchet face adapted to on age in said wall adapted tobe opened by the said ratchet member, and a gear w eel passage of saidparcels, and actuating means mounted on one shaft of said conveyor andfor said conveyor, said means comprisin adapted to engage said worm ar.

a horizontally reciprocating rack, a vertica In testimony whereof I a mysignasha'ft, a pinion keyed to said shaft, a ratchet ture.

member yieldingly mounted on said shaft, FRANKLIN B. C. NEWMAN.

